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Astronomy Live: Strange New Worlds with Jackie Faherty

October 28, 2014

Discoveries of worlds outside are own solar system have captivated the imagination with seemingly impossible and exotic properties. In this Astronomy Live program I will use the Digital Universe software to tour worlds both familiar and unfamiliar as I paint the landscape of the Strange New Worlds in our Galaxy.

Shep Doeleman will explore the evidence for black holes, and describe an effort to link radio dishes around the world to form an Earth-sized virtual telescope that will make the first images of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

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